Not raising the defense may not be used to disqualify a person from federally funded aid programs
What the document says“A failure to assert, or failed assertion of, a defense under subsection (b) by an individual who is convicted of a covered Federal offense may not be used for the purpose of disqualifying the individual from participating in any federally funded program that aids victims of trafficking.”
The same two circumstances, failing to raise the defense and raising it unsuccessfully, may not be used to disqualify a convicted person from participating in any federally funded program that aids victims of trafficking. The section names no program in particular.
What the document actually says“A failure to assert, or failed assertion of, a defense under subsection (b) by an individual who is convicted of a covered Federal offense may not be used for the purpose of disqualifying the individual from participating in any federally funded program that aids victims of trafficking.”
Some people never raise this defense. Some raise it and lose. That must not be used to keep them out of a federal aid program for forced workers.
Programs of that kind pay for a place to stay, for care, and for other help. This rule keeps one thing from closing that door.
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